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Political Facts & Information : History of the US Income Tax

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Uploaded by on May 24, 2009

The first U.S. income taxes were levied in 1861 to help fund the Civil War. That tax, along with the Wilson Gorman Tariff income tax, was repealed in 1895, but in 1913, a constitutional amendment was passed allowing the government to levy federal income taxes. Find out how the government uses taxes to fun national defense and public services with information from a political analyst and blogger in this free video on taxes.

Expert: Bill Scher
Contact: www.liberaloasis.com
Bio: Bill Scher is the executive editor of LiberalOasis.com, and the online campaign manager at Campaign for America's Future.
Filmmaker: David Pakman

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  • Founding fathers never intended to have the people pay taxes on their income period. The 1913 amendment was paseed to levy federal income tax on capital gains etc but definetely not labor.

  • the 16th Amendment was never ratified. Read "The law That Never Was".

  • who and/or what financial interests wrote and promoted the income tax legislation? how is the income tax related to the Federal Reserve Act?

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